ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 359039
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1995 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Beechcraft F33A |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N18413 |
| MSN: | CE-736 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1400 hours |
| Engine model: | CONTINENTAL IO-520 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Batesville, TX |
| (KAXH) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
WHILE FLARING FOR A CROSSWIND LANDING, THE PILOT ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO DRIFT LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. FULL POWER WAS ADDED TO GO AROUND, BUT THE LEFT WING TIP CONTACTED THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED TERRAIN 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY. WIND FROM 170 DEGREES VARYING IN SPEED FROM 13 TO 20 KNOTS WAS REPORTED AT 1150 CDT AT HOBBY AIRPORT 15 MILES NORTHEAST. THE PILOT REPORTED WIND WAS FROM 160 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS, GUSTING TO 20. THE MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE AIRPLANE WAS 17 KNOTS.
Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE WIND CONDITIONS. A FACTOR WAS THE CROSSWIND.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW95LA193
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Mar-2024 20:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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